Section 493 Indian Penal Code

Section 493 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is about Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage. It is under CHAPTER XX (OF OFFENCES RELATINGTO MARRIAGE) of the Code.

Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage

Every man who by deceit causes any woman who is not lawfully married to him to believe that she is lawfully married to him and to cohabit or have sexual intercourse with him in that belief, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.